Fertilisers: going cold turkey in a time of crisis
Farmers across the world began shunning fertiliser in late March as prices skyrocketed, so much so that now stockpiles are ...
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Millions of world’s poorest missing out on social security help – UN
According to the Evening Standard, a UN report warns how millions of the worlds poorest and most marginalised people are ...
Scottish food bill: a dram to celebrate the end of the beginning
Last week saw a tale of two food policies, with widespread disappointment at the white paper announced in England, versus ...
WTO strikes global trade deals after ‘roller coaster’ talks
Reuters reports that on June 17th in Geneva, the World Trade Organisation's 164 members approved a series of trade deals ...
Food inflation is swallowing Latin America’s dietary staples
The Financial Times reports that throughout Latin America, many of its culinary favourites, like the Argentine asado barbecue are becoming ...
New EU legal action over post-Brexit deal changes
The BBC says UK ministers outlined a bill on Monday aimed at unilaterally changing trade, tax and governance arrangements in ...
US quietly urges Russia fertiliser deals
Bloomberg reports that the US government is quietly encouraging agricultural and shipping companies to buy and carry more Russian fertiliser. ...
England’s strategy fails to address food poverty
Professor Tim Lang writes in the New Statesman that today’s white paper confirms the UK government’s disinterest in food policies. ...
Food vs fuel: Ukraine war sharpens crop use debate
The Financial Times reports that soaring food prices caused by the war in Ukraine have increased the risk of famine, ...
“Sustainable” UK food labels will be mandatory, says leaked strategy
A leaked copy of England’s new food strategy says data transparency, to be adopted across the UK, will incentivise the ...
Free, prior and informed consent required as clean energy threatens Indigenous Peoples
A new coalition of Indigenous Peoples is calling for free, prior and informed consent to be negotiated without exception as...
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